Anybody else have their Facebook Vanity URL Squatted?

Jason Moffatt · 06-13-2009, 10:32 AM

Some dude Jake Smith squatted on mine. What a douche.

Jake Smith | Facebook

Trying to figure out best course of action right now. You might want to run over to Facebook and grab yours before someone else does. And if you have a peculiar name, you may even be able to get just your first name alone.

Good luck.

Anybody else get squatted on?

Anybody know the best course of action?

I will pester this Jake Smith til the end of eternity I tell ya. And possibly even "Sue" Facebook like Tony LaRussa if they don't give it back to me. That would be good for some press I bet.

JOHN_RODRIGUEZ · 06-13-2009, 10:34 AM

It looks like someone claimed John Reese's name too.

I tried, but by the time I tried 1:00 AM Eastern time, but JohnRodriguez was already gone.....

John

Intrepreneur · 06-13-2009, 10:36 AM

How do you do this?

I can't figure out how to do it ;-(

LB · 06-13-2009, 10:37 AM

It really just shows how miserable some people are. They have nothing better to do than go mess with other people.

$10 says "Jake Smith" is a poor and unhappy individual.

JOHN_RODRIGUEZ · 06-13-2009, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intrepreneur

How do you do this?

I can't figure out how to do it ;-(

Sign in to Face Book. On your Home page look for the following and click the link:
Easily direct friends, family, and coworkers to your profile with a Facebook username. Set your username now.

John

Jason Moffatt · 06-13-2009, 10:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LB

It really just shows how miserable some people are. They have nothing better to do than go mess with other people.

$10 says "Jake Smith" is a poor and unhappy individual.

$10 says Jake Smith is going to even poorer, and more unhappy when I shove my foot up his @ss.

Steven Carl Kelly · 06-13-2009, 10:41 AM

Meh, I don't care if someone grabs mine. If it's still available, anyone here who reads this message can take my username if they like.

JOHN_RODRIGUEZ · 06-13-2009, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jason Moffatt

Some dude Jake Smith squatted on mine. What a douche.

I will pester this Jake Smith til the end of eternity I tell ya.

I wouldn't want to be Jake Smith right now

Can't wait to see what Mr. Moffatt comes up with....

John

JayXtreme · 06-13-2009, 10:51 AM

Wow.. I had no idea that the vanity URL crap would become such a thing...

Your best course of action is probably to contact FB, starting a thread here solves less than anything.... this dude probably expects you to mail him and make some stupid offer of $$ for it...

You're right, bit of a douche.. personally, though... I don't get Facebook... so it wouldn't bother me and I'd forget it quicker than my daughter forgets toys...

Peace

Jay

kentaiwan98 · 06-13-2009, 10:51 AM

Well, Jake Smith is such an uncommon name. I'm really shocked that someone else would have taken it. I got mine but then I did a Google search for it, and was horrified that my name also showed up killers/robbers and all sorts of 'evil' people. I thought I owed it to my name to at least have a respectable kind of link!

Ken

Jason Moffatt · 06-13-2009, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayXtreme

Wow.. I had no idea that the vanity URL crap would become such a thing...

Your best course of action is probably to contact FB, starting a thread here solves less than anything.... this dude probably expects you to mail him and make some stupid offer of $$ for it...

You're right, bit of a douche.. personally, though... I don't get Facebook... so it wouldn't bother me and I'd forget it quicker than my daughter forgets toys...

Peace

Jay

Yeah I know posting here will accomplish nothing. I've reported him to Facebook, contacted him personally, and ranted here.

We'll see what happens.

FlightGuy · 06-13-2009, 10:55 AM

Mofo,

I posted about this earlier this morning (around 5am EST) and the post got deleted within 5 minutes of being up.

It seems as though people running bots might have swapped a crap ton of names. My name was taken as well, in all variations (period in between, etc.), by the same person. Multiple accounts had the same pic, no friends, 1 photo, blah blah.

I'm frustrated with this as well.

John Dennis

Jason Moffatt · 06-13-2009, 10:57 AM

I have no doubt Facebook will give it back to me. After all I dominate the search engines for my name, own jasonmoffatt.com and am the largest Jason Moffatt in Facebook as well.

I'm sure they'll hook me up.

ThalesMM · 06-13-2009, 11:12 AM

That's plain stupid, why take an username that doesn't looks alike your name at all?
Selling is out of question since you can't change the username once you set it up.

Edgar Moreno · 06-13-2009, 11:15 AM

Beatufiul, I got on at 12:30am and my name was already taken. Oh well atleast my full name, first and last wasn't taken so I got that. Not what I would ideally want to show but meh, it was my 2nd choice anyway.

IanFranklin · 06-13-2009, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Intrepreneur

How do you do this?

I can't figure out how to do it ;-(

As soon as you log into facebook you'll see an option to update your username.

ExRat · 06-13-2009, 11:19 AM

Hi Jason,

I was just checking out your slideshow - is that Greg Noll in there?

IanFranklin · 06-13-2009, 11:20 AM

That sucks Jason! ...but on the flip side -- you're popular

I got an email from Glen Hopkins who advised his readers to get their at 12 sharp in order to secure our names. Thanks to him I got mine -- otherwise I would not have even known!

Good luck reclaiming you name.

Jason Moffatt · 06-13-2009, 11:22 AM

I wrote a short blog post describing the BS...

The Facebook Vanity URL Debacle |

Jason Moffatt · 06-13-2009, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ExRat

Hi Jason,

I was just checking out your slideshow - is that Greg Noll in there?

Yep that's him. He's one bad Mofo!

ecoverartist · 06-13-2009, 11:58 AM

Frank Kern's was taken by Kanye West!

queenbuzzy · 06-13-2009, 11:59 AM

Wow, that sucks Jason!

I really am curious to know if it was some kind of bot because FB was REALLY strict about grabbing usernames:

1) no one who wasn't a member before 31 May could score a name
2) no business "fan page" could score a name without 1000 fans as of 31 May

An indie business group that I'm in launched a HUGE campaign yesterday because they heard about the 1000 member rule...what they didn't realize is that they had to have had 1000 fans by 31 May, not last night.

Last night, I tried creating a new account to grab my business name, and it wouldn't let me. Now someone else has it. Of course, she's a real person...not just a blank page.

Since "Jake Smith" looks like he doesn't exist, I can only guess that it was a bot...the program wouldn't have let him sign up otherwise.

Keep us updated on what will happen...I'm really curious to see what Facebook will do, especially if there were evil name-stealin' bots!

-Buzzy

Jason Moffatt · 06-13-2009, 12:03 PM

Queenbuzzy,

I think they did away with that 1000 followers rule because I've seen plenty of people who didn't have 1000 followers on their fan page mention that they were able to create a vanity URL.

Mark Riddle · 06-13-2009, 12:10 PM

Jason,

That's still rough you have to deal with it, and I too think it will be easy for you to get it back (other than the hassle of it all)

I had a musician friend of mine on the ready at midnight to grab her name and we got it.

She didn't get her name on twitter so I am trying to think of a good work around.

Sarah Pierce Cowboys Daughter Americana Music

Mark Riddle

SuzanneH · 06-13-2009, 12:16 PM

Not to hijack the thread, but for those who couldn't get a username for a Page because of the date and fan restrictions, you'll be able to do it on June 28th.

From Facebook Help:

Quote:

Your Facebook Page must meet two requirements: it must have been live on Facebook prior to the May 31, 2009 cut-off date and have had a minimum 1,000 fans at that time.

This limitation is temporary. All Pages created after May 31, 2009 or that had less than 1,000 fans on that day will be eligible to claim usernames on Sunday, June 28, 2009.

Suzanne

queenbuzzy · 06-13-2009, 12:25 PM

Hey Jason,

I just tried to set a username for my page again...it keeps telling me I'm not special enough. I just have to wait until 28 June.

I'm trying not to take it personally.

*sigh*

malcasid · 06-13-2009, 01:19 PM

Yea, this is a big problem. I guess they are doing it for SEO purposes? Other than that I don't know how having someone else's name would be an advantage.

ExRat · 06-13-2009, 01:36 PM

Hi Jason,

(tongue in cheek) I understand your frustration, but perhaps it's someone who bought that product of yours a while back about buying youtube IDs for traffic, and they were inspired by the concept and thought that this might be a good way to make some coin using a similar concept?

Sorry, couldn't resist the tease

If Greg Noll was an IMer, that's the kind of thing he'd do (while wearing stripey b/w shorts).

John Cussons · 06-13-2009, 04:12 PM

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Bruce Wedding · 06-13-2009, 04:20 PM

I got mine at the stroke of midnight. After some lamer already stole my gmail id, I was ready. I'm not sure why you weren't, Jason.

a1journo · 06-13-2009, 04:21 PM

The douche only has one friend... such a pain that people are allowed to do that... it should only be allowed to be your name, or some combination of your name and something else - shouldnt just plain be allowed to steal a completely different name. That sucks.

malcasid · 06-13-2009, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ecoverartist

Frank Kern's was taken by Kanye West!

I saw that. But, he's obviously not the real Kanye.

WritingMadwoman · 06-13-2009, 04:47 PM

What an idiot. I bet Facebook will get it back for you since it's obvious that this guy does not share your name.

I didn't care about getting mine but grabbed it in case someone else tried to. I'm the only one with my name as far as I know but I didn't want to leave the window open for someone to cause trouble with my name, heard too many horror stories like that.

Wendy

Matt Gannon · 06-13-2009, 05:05 PM

I got mine right away lol!! you prob don't want to see my pictures mostly me partying from last year and the year before LOL!

Sylvia Meier · 06-13-2009, 07:54 PM

Jason,
I loved your blog rant about it. Hopefully Facebook fixes the mess that they created and you can get your name instead of some punk having it.

After this thread I went and was able to grab mine http://www.Facebook.com/SylviaRolfe
but of course I'm no big time marketer so no one was going to steal it anyway LOL..

Good luck in getting it all resolved.

Sylvia

Christian Sawyer · 06-13-2009, 07:56 PM

I seriously doubt that you will get it just by contacting them.

The basis for this "vanity url" was for each person to gain a username, not necessarily your actual name.

Wish you luck.

-Christian

Bruce Wedding · 06-15-2009, 10:14 PM

Larry Yu, Facebook spokesman:

Quote:

“If it’s a dispute between two users, then it’s first come first serve. But if the user’s name isn’t actually the vanity URL he registered, the user shouldn’t have a right to grab that,” Mr. Yu said. “We want it to be associated with user identity. I don’t want to be completely definitive but that is the one thing we want to actively encourage.”

Celebrity, Product and Joke Names Grabbed as Facebook Vanity URLs - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

Kay King · 06-15-2009, 10:22 PM

Wouldn't be surprised if many grabbing the names think they will be able to sell them. That's what happened with domains and many companies and celebrities paid a pretty price to buy their particular domain from someone with the foresight to register it.

Facebook created its own monster - will be interesting to see how they deal with it.

kay

Bev Clement · 06-15-2009, 11:02 PM

Kay, not sure if that will be possible with Facebook, because you get told that it is permanent, once done can't change it again. At the moment it seems unlikely people can sell them on.

mylesagnew · 06-20-2009, 02:08 AM

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Some dude Jake Smith squatted on mine. What a douche.

And you linking to his profile is just helping him understand what sort of traffic you can send.

Quote:

Anybody know the best course of action?

Yes first thing is keep it quiet and make your case with facebook directly.

Going public puts you at disadvantage as any good lawyer will tell you.

Note: I'm not a lawyer. But I've had domain name experiences similar to yours.

Quote:

And possibly even "Sue" Facebook like Tony LaRussa if they don't give it back to me.

Good luck with that, I couldn't think of a more pointless waste of time and money.

Let's be honest your probably not the only Jason Moffatt on the planet what would stop another Jason Moffatt suing you for mis-representing him on the internet.

It's ridiculas and it's got to stop.

Your behaviour is just is important as the person who registered the vanity url.

I respect that your a successfuly Internet Marketer who generates alot of income, however it doesn't give you the right over every social media site to use the name Jason Moffatt.

Let's be real about the situation the person who is using the url has a locked profile (friends only) and he/she cannot redirect the url or really do much with it other that point it the facebook profile. (Pretty pointless excercise)

So it has no real money value because of that. I can see why it's worth alot to you personally and you have online reputation to protect.

You could go down the path like Shoemoney aka Jeremy Schoemaker and create a unqiue name and trademark. That would definately give you the upperhand in matters like this.

I want to thank you Jason for bringing it up! I've been a member here for years and it's very rare that I comment on such post becuase they are few and far between!

Regards
Myles Agnew

WritingMadwoman · 06-20-2009, 06:11 AM

Jason, did Facebook ever get back to you? I can't see why they'd let him keep it since it's not his name.

Wendy

Simon Grabowski · 06-20-2009, 06:22 AM

Jason, sorry to hear about your problem. You need to contact FB and see if
you can get the name back. You may want to read this article.

Myself I made it a point to wake up at 6 AM (EU timezone) and... overslept.
Thankfully I still managed to grab http://facebook.com/grabowski later
in the morning :-)

06-13-2009, 10:32 AM	#1
Jason Moffatt Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: West Hollywood Posts: 2,998 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 7 Thanked 622 Times in 209 Posts Social Networking	Anybody else have their Facebook Vanity URL Squatted? Some dude Jake Smith squatted on mine. What a douche. Jake Smith \| Facebook Trying to figure out best course of action right now. You might want to run over to Facebook and grab yours before someone else does. And if you have a peculiar name, you may even be able to get just your first name alone. Good luck. Anybody else get squatted on? Anybody know the best course of action? I will pester this Jake Smith til the end of eternity I tell ya. And possibly even "Sue" Facebook like Tony LaRussa if they don't give it back to me. That would be good for some press I bet.
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queenbuzzy Active Warrior Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: US/CAN depending on my mood Posts: 86 Thanks: 7 Thanked 16 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking	Re: Anybody else have their Facebook Vanity URL Squatted? Wow, that sucks Jason! I really am curious to know if it was some kind of bot because FB was REALLY strict about grabbing usernames: 1) no one who wasn't a member before 31 May could score a name 2) no business "fan page" could score a name without 1000 fans as of 31 May An indie business group that I'm in launched a HUGE campaign yesterday because they heard about the 1000 member rule...what they didn't realize is that they had to have had 1000 fans by 31 May, not last night. Last night, I tried creating a new account to grab my business name, and it wouldn't let me. Now someone else has it. Of course, she's a real person...not just a blank page. Since "Jake Smith" looks like he doesn't exist, I can only guess that it was a bot...the program wouldn't have let him sign up otherwise. Keep us updated on what will happen...I'm really curious to see what Facebook will do, especially if there were evil name-stealin' bots! -Buzzy

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06-13-2009, 07:54 PM	#35
Sylvia Meier Money Making Momma War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Canada. Posts: 1,599 Blog Entries: 60 Thanks: 462 Thanked 308 Times in 166 Posts Social Networking	Re: Anybody else have their Facebook Vanity URL Squatted? Jason, I loved your blog rant about it. Hopefully Facebook fixes the mess that they created and you can get your name instead of some punk having it. After this thread I went and was able to grab mine http://www.Facebook.com/SylviaRolfe but of course I'm no big time marketer so no one was going to steal it anyway LOL.. Good luck in getting it all resolved. Sylvia
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06-13-2009, 07:56 PM	#36
Christian Sawyer The Young Gun War Room Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 689 Thanks: 54 Thanked 88 Times in 64 Posts Contact Info	Re: Anybody else have their Facebook Vanity URL Squatted? I seriously doubt that you will get it just by contacting them. The basis for this "vanity url" was for each person to gain a username, not necessarily your actual name. Wish you luck. -Christian
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06-15-2009, 10:22 PM	#38
Kay King Senior Warrior Member War Room Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Gulf Coast, USA. Posts: 15,149 Thanks: 3,720 Thanked 4,149 Times in 2,262 Posts	Re: Anybody else have their Facebook Vanity URL Squatted? Wouldn't be surprised if many grabbing the names think they will be able to sell them. That's what happened with domains and many companies and celebrities paid a pretty price to buy their particular domain from someone with the foresight to register it. Facebook created its own monster - will be interesting to see how they deal with it. kay

06-15-2009, 11:02 PM	#39
Bev Clement Writer War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 8,753 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 460 Thanked 999 Times in 372 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: Anybody else have their Facebook Vanity URL Squatted? Kay, not sure if that will be possible with Facebook, because you get told that it is permanent, once done can't change it again. At the moment it seems unlikely people can sell them on.
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06-20-2009, 06:11 AM	#41
WritingMadwoman ... Madly Writing! War Room Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,573 Blog Entries: 16 Thanks: 257 Thanked 162 Times in 110 Posts	Re: Anybody else have their Facebook Vanity URL Squatted? Jason, did Facebook ever get back to you? I can't see why they'd let him keep it since it's not his name. Wendy
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06-20-2009, 06:22 AM	#42
Simon Grabowski CEO, GetResponse War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 213 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 8 Posts Social Networking	Re: Anybody else have their Facebook Vanity URL Squatted? Jason, sorry to hear about your problem. You need to contact FB and see if you can get the name back. You may want to read this article. Myself I made it a point to wake up at 6 AM (EU timezone) and... overslept. Thankfully I still managed to grab http://facebook.com/grabowski later in the morning :-)
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